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  1. Kristi Y

    Ummm, I’m not holding my breath on that. I doubt that vacation travelers will be given any priority on available tests, and Hawaii seems to be very slow to act, plus very wishy washy on their Covid rules, and seem to change the rules with little to no warning. Plus the fact that people will have to pay for a Dr. visit to get the test is also a drawback. We shall see…….. thank you.

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  4. Jane M

    Please remove my email from the 2nd box. I just got 10 emails with comments from people
    I don’t know and that is way too many emails to even bother to look at. I appreciate Beat of Hawaii emails only. Thanks,Jane M

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  5. Lee S

    I hope they produce enough of these tests to meet the demand, but wonder how soon that will be. I also read that the test does have drawbacks such as false negative/positives, but I guess all of the tests have those possibilities. It would be a Godsend for us if that were in place before next March, when we plan to visit family on Oahu and the BI. Here’s hoping it works, and the tests are available soon. Our cases in WA are moderating, and have always been fairly low in our area. Hopefully it will be that way for all states soon. We can hope.

    Thanks for keeping us up to date.

  7. Jane M

    After reading some of others comments, I had to check the 2nd box in case I have questions later. Its great to see what readers comments are, so many opinions, Thanks again, Jane M

  8. Chris G

    While logical, I would not expect Hawaii to have this in place for October 1 and possibly not for November 1. The state government has proven themselves totally incompetent at handling the sort of logistics that would be required to put this in place.

    Also given the spikes of coronavirus on Oahu and other islands I can’t imagine that the islands will be in a good position to reopen by October 1 even with great testing. Tourists can’t be expected to adhere to stay-at-home orders.

  9. Jane M

    This is the Best news in a long time, especially while we have plans to be traveling to Hawaii in January 2021. Hope all goes well with this testing procedure. And a very big Thank You for all you newsletters keeping us informed of the covid-19 pandemic. We look forward to your email daily. Mahalo, Jane M

  10. Stanley H

    One caveat regarding this new test. It MUST be performed in a healthcare provider office. ONLY the PROVIDER can create the secure Digital Health Certificate. It’s not like a HOME PREGNANCY test.

    There will be some charge for collecting the specimen and running the test and issuing the certificate.

    However, worst case, Hawaii could have providers available at each airport to run the 15-minute test.

    Another solution would be for every (major?) airport to have a testing service available. If you test negative, you can board. If not, you go home.

    Once supplies are large enough, there could be a home version. It wouldn’t be official, but if you test negative, you could go to Urgent Care and have them retest you and issue the certificate.

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